Anonymous21 days ago
China's National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress on March 12, 2026, mandating Mandarin as the primary language of instruction, requiring mixed-ethnicity communities, and asserting extraterritorial jurisdiction over diaspora critics. The sweeping legislation, which takes effect July 1, codifies Xi Jinping's assimilationist ethnic policies into law, drawing sharp condemnation from human rights organizations and the United Nations while Beijing defends it as strengthening national cohesion.